This is the personal blog of Charity Runner Kino, a 5 Hour Marathoner turned 3:15 Marathoner, who has traveled the world running over 200 marathons & ultras, raising awareness and funding for various charitable causes while encouraging others to do the same, hence #kinosfault.

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2012/11/13

Hurricane Sandy Aid

[Note: This information was posted on 2012/11/13. Since then, most of these volunteer staging areas have been dismantled. The information will remain here for archive purposes.]

Info on How to Volunteer (Even Without a Car)
Are you willing to volunteer and provide "boots on the ground" for the Hurricane Sandy clean up efforts in NYC, but are having a hard time coming across useful info on where to go and how to help? If so, you're not the only one. I was having the same difficulty. It took me many hours of visiting websites and reading newspaper articles, but I finally came across great organizations to volunteer for. I can personally attest that each of the organizations above is reputable and great to work with.

Below are directions on how to use public transit to show up to each of the organizations' staging areas and begin the vital clean up work. Note that commute times are extremely long because all of these areas are disaster zones. Don't expect your cell phones to work (these areas have NO ELECTRICITY), so print out the directions below (and from Google Maps) before you go. Typical one way commutes range from 1.5 hours to 3 hours depending on traffic conditions in various parts of NYC.

Subway/Bus/Ferry to Midland Beach:MTA X1 BusX1 Bus Schedule (Sat times on page 14 & Sun times on page 16), Metrocards are accepted
- Take (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(A)(C)(E)(N)(R)(J)(Z) to City Hall/Chambers St area.
- Walk to Broadway & Park Pl, take X1 Express bus towards Staten Island to Hylan Blvd & New Dorp La in New Dorp (35 mins, 20 stops).
- Walk down New Dorp La towards the beach then make a left on Cedargrove Ave to Hallowed Sons MC in the parking lot at Wavecrest St (18mins, 0.9 miles).
Note the X1 Bus also stops at many places in Midtown along 5 Av (see page 17 of Schedule above).

Staten Island FerryFerry Schedule
You can bring bicycles aboard.
- Take (1)(2)(3)4)(5)(N)(R) to South Ferry/Bowling Green/Wall St in Manhattan then walk to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal at South Ferry.
- Take the Staten Island Ferry (free) to St George in Staten Island.
- Take SI Railway (Map)to New Dorp (16 mins, 8 stops). Metrocards are accepted.
- Walk down New Dorp La towards the beach then make a left on Cedargrove Ave to Hallowed Sons MC in the parking lot at Wavecrest St (26mins, 1.3 miles).

What to Bring?NYC Weekend WeatherNecessary Supplies
- Yourself (the most important element, just showing up makes a world of a difference to victims to show that you care & support them)
- Clothes that you are okay with getting dirty
- Working Boots (preferably steel-toed)
- Gloves
- Surgical Masks (preferably P95 surgical masks since you will be breathing in dust, dirt, & potential toxins)
- Headlamp or Flashlight (make sure your batteries work)
- Portable Cell Phone Charger (solar-powered or battery operated)
- Goggles (that don't fog)
- Tyvek Suits (if you will be doing demolition work)